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Boy of his age - in short all here are quite inchanted with his spirit, good sense & affectionate stile. - & beginning so fortunately, I trust Providence may ever guide him through life & that every year he may prove a greater blessing to you all is my sincere prayer - I am sure that you rejoice also for the poor underline Howes /underline who have sufferd cruelly all this winter Ly Howe is gone today to Portsmouth My kind love to all your family, & believe me ever most truly Yr Affte Eliza

Oh! what I feel for poor Mr Digby my heart bleed for him & when ever I think of him I am quite sick --